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Hevyn Allen

A parent’s life is probably one of the busiest there is. My “busy” life before becoming a parent…a total farce. I just thought I was busy. Puh-leeze. And keeping up with everyone else’s special days? You know, you’re friends’ birthdays and anniversaries? Who’s got time for that, right?!?! Well, you do, actually. No excuses. You can […]

Click Mom Takes Back the House to read the introduction to the series and all posted installments. WELCOME TO WEEK ONE—GROUND ZERO! If anything is cluttered, it’s my mind. It started when I was pregnant with the twins, so I called it “pregnancy brain.” But, even after they were born, it just kept happening. I had […]

I love to cook for my family, but being a stay-at-home mom of 3 small children (while being pregnant with a fourth), I really hit my physical & emotional limit by 6pm. That’s dinner time around here. There have been times when I’ve just sat at the table sobbing tears of exhaustion while the Hubby […]

Okay. I admit it. I’m guilty of indulging my three-year-olds’ picky eating habits. Some days, all they eat are goldfish, string cheese, and Cuties. Other days, corn dogs and DiGiorno pizza. And tater tots. Boy, do they love tater tots. Mealtime is just another war that I can be too tired to wage with willful mini-mes. I […]

I totally get it. I’m a Christian woman. I get that Christmas is about Jesus. I really do get it. I herald it. Because it’s true. There is no CHRISTmas without Christ. So, when my husband asked me the question at the beginning of the Twins’ first holiday season if I thought we should lie […]

It really is the simple things that make life special. My husband and I had a whim to make the 9th of every month Kissy Day. Every family member (pets, too) on the 9th every month gets nearly attacked with sweet little kisses. We have been doing it for probably a decade now (maybe more) […]

I guess I don’t have to tell you how elusive happiness can be. You get depressed just looking at your Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter feed–seeing how cool everyone else’s life is. Everyone knows THAT mom. The one who has it all together. She always has a smile on her face. There’s never a hair out of […]

First of all, Happy Veterans’ Day! I can’t imagine this country without the sacrifice of so many brave men and women starting with the Revolutionary War to the present day. The families of these Veterans have made huge sacrifices themselves – time spent apart from serving family members, Moms/Dads playing dual roles, homes forever on […]

When the girls began eating baby food at four months old, we started blessing each meal. Giving thanks. Sure they didn’t have a clue, but it was about getting in the routine. Setting a precedent. Remember that simple mealtime blessing? “God is Great, God is Good. Let us thank Him for our food. By His […]

In this interview, I chat with my lifelong best friend, Julie McBride. Julie is a military wife and stay-at-home mom of three children. She and her family currently reside on Scott Airforce Base in Illinois. Married for almost 17 years to a career Army officer, Julie talks about the struggles of being a military family […]